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Sr. Director of EngineeringTechnorati

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We are looking for a key member of the senior management team reporting to the CTO to lead our Engineering and IT operations teams.

Responsibilities:

Lead all engineering development, release, QA, and operations including code and architecture reviews for key system componentsReport to the CTO and work closely with the VP of Product, VP of Marketing and VPs of Sales to plan, commit, & successfully manage the code creation process and engineering team to hit software release dates & company goals
Manage onsite and offsite technical teams and establish best practices for all aspects of software development with an emphasis on effective team management, high quality software deployment, scalability, uptime, and security.
Oversee the planning, deployment, and management of IT infrastructure & network operations in support of business goals.
Recruit, retain and mentor/grow a strong and cohesive development team
Desired Qualifications:

7+ years of Software Engineering experience, including two or more are in a senior engineering management role at an ad technology or web (B2C) companyUndergraduate degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
Proven delivery of highly reliable and scalable software systems
Experience in multiple development methodologies including agile/scrum, and a pragmatic understanding of the use of development methodologies and toolsets to meet business needs and effectively support the development process.
Previous management or oversight of development, QA, release engineering
Deep understanding of software engineering principles and processes
Proven ability to hire and integrate technical talent both locally and remotely
Proven ability to make critical decisions about performance/time/risk tradeoffs.
Proven ability to communicate with business units and finance from a technical perspective
Exceptional interpersonal communication skills: must be a great listener, an inclusive and decisive leader of engineers, and great senior management team member.
Large-scale algorithmic data-driven or machine-learning experience a plus; e.g. search engines, ad matching, pricing algorithms, etc.
Bonus Points

Experience in 24/7 data center operations and content aggregation a plus.
Experience with large distributed systems. You will work in a big data, java stack, NoSQL, Hadoop, GitHub etc. environment.
WHAT' ELSE IS IN IT FOR YOU?

Technorati Media is an integrated online media company with an advertising network, a social rich media technology platform, and two owned web properties including the internet?s largest blog directory. Launched in June 2008, Technorati Media?s ad network has quickly grown into the largest social media ad network (over 1,300 independent sites, blogs, and social networks), boasting an audience of over 130 million US unique visitors a month. Technorati Media is the 49th largest media property in the US, the 8th largest social media property and the 3rd largest blog property.-